ANDALUSIA, Alabama -- John Tomberlin, the second of 3 Andalusia-area businessmen indicted by a federal grand jury in a $53 million loan fraud scheme in Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty earlier this week, the Andalusia Star-News reports.

Tomberlin, who had faced 15 counts of wrongdoing, admitted to 4 counts: committing conspiracy, mail fraud affecting a financial institution, conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering. As a result, he faces up to 85 years in jail and $4.8 million in fines for his part in the Equipment Finance LLC, or EFI, loan fraud case, the Star-News reports.

In other court, crime and police news across Alabama:

Dothan capital murder suspect enters insanity plea: The defense lawyer Dothan capital murder suspect Marcus Rivers, 24, said his client has submitted a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, the Dothan Eagle reports. Rivers, one of 3 people charged in the 2006 shooting death of Patrick Dixon, will undergo a court-ordered mental evaluation.

Shot by a stranger in Florence: An unidentified 23-year-old Florence man was hospitalized early Tuesday after being shot once in the stomach while walking in east Florence, the TimesDaily reports. The shooter was described as a white man in his late 20s or early 30s, driving a bright red car with a body style similar to a Corvette or Chevrolet Camaro with a spoiler on the back.

Florence man critical after Tennessee motorcycle crash: William Cheatham, 62, of Florence, who was severely injured in a Tuesday morning accident in Lawrence County, Tennessee, remains in the trauma unit at Vanderbilt Hospital, officials told the TimesDaily newspaper. Cheatham was listed in critical condition after his Harley Davidson collided with a truck driven by J.D. Lovell, 69, of Lawrenceburg, troopers said.

Anniston assault victim says he doesn't want to press charges: Police on Wednesday set aside an investigation into a Tuesday night assault in downtown Anniston because the 22-year-old victim told them he didn’t want to press charges, despite telling officers he could identify his alleged assailants, the Anniston Star reports.

Tuscumbia man in fair condition at Huntsville hospital after motorcycle wreck: James McCorkle, 58, of Tuscumbia, is in fair condition at Huntsville Hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident Wednesday afternoon, officials told the TimesDaily newspaper. McCorkle was riding a 2005 Honda moped that collided with a 2010 Chevrolet Impala driven by Judy Spruzick, 58, of Sheffield, according to the TimesDaily.

Gadsden man faces felony domestic violence charge: Joshua Lee Haney of Gadsden, first arrested on a DUI charge, was then slapped with a felony domestic violence charge by Etowah County sheriff’s deputies, according to a Gadsden Times report. Two victims were treated and released from a local hospital after the incident, according to a news release cited by the Gadsden Times.